Ireland edged Fiji 23-20 on Saturday in a game that won’t have impressed their coaching ticket. There’s always a certain amount of scrappiness that goes with putting out a second-string side (especially one where five players were making their Tests debuts), but Ireland were reliant on the impact of their bench to get them … Continue reading Nine Lives
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Ireland v Fiji: Match Preview
Ireland’s coaching ticket have already strengthened the depth of their squad earlier this year by selecting numerous inexperienced internationals to play against U.S. and Japan in June, and nearly all of them gave more than a good account of themselves. What will be of most interest is whether that experience has given them the … Continue reading Ireland v Fiji: Match Preview
Foot On The Throat
Playing Them At Their Own Game One team can’t beat another by 35 points without dominating them in every department, and such was the case with Ireland’s record win over South Africa on Saturday evening. As with any big win in rugby, it all started up front, with Ireland putting it up to South … Continue reading Foot On The Throat
Ireland v South Africa: Match Preview
The Springboks have endured a tumultuous 2017, from the highs of whitewashing France in June and coming within a dreadful refereeing decision of a win over New Zealand in Cape Town, to the lows of a humiliating 57-0 defeat to the same opposition in Albany and two frustrating draws with the Wallabies. You get … Continue reading Ireland v South Africa: Match Preview
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